Water on Ancient Mars? New Study Challenges the Cold Planet Theory

Water on Ancient Mars? New Study Challenges the Cold Planet Theory

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Despite being a vast and inhospitable planet today, scientists believe Mars, the Red Planet, used to look much like Earth, the Blue Planet. Over the last four years, NASA’s Perseverance rover has wandered across an area of Mars where researchers believe a powerful…

Scientists Finally Discover How Long a Day Lasts on Uranus

Scientists Finally Discover How Long a Day Lasts on Uranus

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Scientists have finally found how about Uranus day length using the most recent analysis of a decade’s worth of Hubble Space Telescope data. As per the scientists, the Uranus holds 17 hours, 14 minutes, and 52 seconds to finish a complete rotation—that is, 28…

James Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Auroras in Stunning Detail

James Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Auroras in Stunning Detail

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Neptune’s elusive auroras have been captured for the first time in newly released images. It offers an unprecedented look at the ice giant’s atmospheric activity. After decades of conjecture, the occurrence of these auroras has been confirmed by direct visual evidence from the…

Private Venus Mission Plans to Retrieve Cloud Samples for Life Research

Private Venus Mission Plans to Retrieve Cloud Samples for Life Research

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A private space mission is being developed to collect atmospheric samples from Venus and transport them to Earth for analysis. The initiative, led by planetary scientists and supported by commercial spaceflight companies, is focused on determining whether Venus’ clouds could support life. The…

Ancient Martian Ocean Shoreline Discovered Beneath Surface by Zhurong Rover

Ancient Martian Ocean Shoreline Discovered Beneath Surface by Zhurong Rover

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A buried shoreline from an ancient Martian ocean has been identified beneath the surface of the Red Planet. Data from China’s Zhurong rover, which explored Mars from May 2021 to May 2022, has indicated that a vast body of water once covered part…

NASA’s Juno Detects Io’s Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption Yet

NASA’s Juno Detects Io’s Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption Yet

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A volcanic eruption of unprecedented scale has been observed on Jupiter’s moon Io, with a massive hotspot detected in the southern hemisphere. The discovery was made by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during a flyby on 27 December 2024. The heat energy released from this…

Seismic Data from NASA’s InSight Might Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Dichotomy

Seismic Data from NASA’s InSight Might Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Dichotomy

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Recent seismic data from NASA’s InSight lander could provide answers to a 50-year-old puzzle concerning Mars’ unique structure. The planet is divided into the northern lowlands and southern highlands, separated by significant differences in elevation and crust thickness. This phenomenon, referred to as…

Ammonium Hydrosulfide Identified as Primary Component of Jupiter’s Clouds, Not Ammonia

Ammonium Hydrosulfide Identified as Primary Component of Jupiter’s Clouds, Not Ammonia

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Recent findings have challenged the traditional understanding of Jupiter‘s clouds, showing they are not primarily composed of ammonia ice. Instead, it has been discovered that the clouds are formed from ammonium hydrosulfide mixed with photochemical materials. This revelation, achieved through a collaboration of…

New Study Suggests the Moon Is 100 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought

New Study Suggests the Moon Is 100 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A recent study published in Nature suggests that the Moon could be over 100 million years older than estimates based on rocks collected from its surface. The findings propose that the lunar surface underwent a “remelting” process 4.35 billion years ago, resetting the…

Scientists Puzzled by a Strange Dark Spot Fading on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

Scientists Puzzled by a Strange Dark Spot Fading on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A puzzling dark spot has been observed on Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, raising questions about the moon’s geological activity. The discovery, discussed during the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Washington, D.C., has captured the attention of researchers. According to reports, the…